『改造された桜井プログラム』による結晶成長形のComputer Simulation

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"Sakurai-program" to draw crystal form as a function of time was capable to study the growth process of crystals such as quartz, pyrite and others. However, the program is restricted to be operated on specific type of computers be-cause the program was written by "N-88 BASIC". Therefore, the Sakurai-program was improved to operate on WINDOWS-95/98 by applying of "Visual Basic". The improved Sakurai-program provides several unique functions to draw crystal forms with faces≦100 and to demonstrate the changes of crystal forms as a function of growth rates ratios of the specific faces on crystals such as quartz and pyrite, as examples. The improved Sakurai-program is expected to be applied for educations in mineralogy and crystallography from the veiw point of crystal growth, in addition to the study tool of crystal growth process.